AMITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT NO. 4
Basic Electrical Engineering
ES103
1. Three equal impedances each having a resistance of 20 ohm and reactance of 15 ohms are connected in
star to a 400 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz system. Calculate: (i) The line current, (ii) The power factor, and (iii) The
power consumed.
2. Three equal impedances are star-connected to a 3-phase, 50 Hz supply. If the resistance and reactance of
each branch are 25 ohm and 38 ohm respectively, calculate : (i) The line current, and (ii) The power
consumed.
3. Three non-inductive resistances, each of 100 ohm are connected in star across 400 V supply. Calculate
the current through each. What would be the current through each if they are connected in delta across the
same supply
4. A delta-connected balanced 3-phase load is supplied from a 3-phase 400 V supply. The line current is 20
A and power taken by the load is 10000 W. Find : (i) Impedance in each branch ; and (ii) The line
current, power factor and power consumed if the same load is connected in star.
5. Two wattmeters are used for measuring the power input and the power factor of an over-excited
synchronous motor. If the readings of the meters are – 2.0 kW and + 7.0 kW respectively, calculate the
input and power factor of the motor
6. A balanced load is supplied from a 3-phase, 400 V, 3-wire system whose power is measured by two
wattmeters. If the total power supplied is 26 kW at 0.75 power factor lagging, find the readings of each of
the two wattmeters.
7. A 3-phase 4-wire, star-connected system supplies only non-inductive load. The current in line R is 8 A
the current in line Y is 10 A and the current in line B is 6 A. The voltage from each line to neutral is 120
V. Find : (i) Wattage shown by each of the three wattmeters, and (ii) Power taken by the lighting load.
8. Three identical coils, each having a resistance of 20 ohm and reactance of 20 ohm are connected in (i)
star ; and (ii) delta across 440 V, 3-phase supply. Calculate for each method of connection the line current
and reading on each of the two wattmeters connected to measure power.
9. A balanced star-connected load, each having a resistance of 10 ohm and inductive reactance of 30 ohm is
connected to a 400 V, 50 Hz supply. The phase sequence is RYB. Two wattmeters connected to read total
power have their current coils connected in the red and blue lines respectively. Calculate the reading of
each wattmeter. Draw the circuit and vector diagrams.
10. A star-connected three-phase load has a resistance of 8 Ω and an inductive reactance of 6 Ω in each
phase. It is fed from a 400 V, three-phase balanced supply. Determine line current, power factor, active,
and reactive powers. Draw phasor diagram showing phase and line voltages and currents. If power
measurement is made using two-wattmeter method, what will be readings of both wattmeters?
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